The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-03
LIFE LOSSES.
Five Men Killed by q Terrible
Boiler Explosion at Natchez,
Miss.
Serious Earthquake Reported From
lexicO-Five Montreal Fisher.
men Drowned.
Recovering the Bodies Of the Dead xinau
-Drowninss at indianapolis and
Utica

Saturday morning the boiler Of the Natche
cotton factory exploded with terrific vic
lence, entirely demolishing the engine
room and the pickery, which was above it
and bursting in the walls of the main build
ing, causing the roof to settle in the center
Of the building. The smoke-stack was al
most entirely demolished and the large fac
tory injured to the extent of many thou
sand dollars. The mill hands go to work
at six O'Clock, and most of then
were in their places when the explo
sion occurred. A scene of the widest ter
r0r prevailed among the $50 men, womer
and children in the factory. When it be
came known that several persons had beer
killed and many more or less injured, the
anxiety and grief of those who had friends
and relatives in the bailding was heart-ren.
ding The fire organization of the city was
soon on hand, and a relief party was inme-
diately set at work removing those who
were in the building. All but two of the
sufferers-Henry Mullins and George
A. McNeal-were soon taken from the
ruins. These two were deeply covered
with debris, and relief parties were sew.
eral hours in reaching them. McNeal was
first removed. and he was found dead, his
head being mashed to a jelly. The casual
ties are as follows: Killed, George A. Nc.
Neal, A. K. Foster, JESSE Hitchcock,
Ernest Alexander (colored). Mullins is
doubtless dead, and he is still beneath the
ruins. Injured, Maggie WEIGH, seriously:
Emma Scott, seriously; Nellie Sims
bruised; George Thompson, scalded; s. s.
Lees, engineer, bruised internally; Evan:
Jenkins, thigh crushed, and Monroe Price
bruised Internally.
MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.
CRY OF MEXICO, May 30.-At $50 o'clock
yesterday morning there was felt here a
violent shaking of the earth, or sort of
lifting motion, which lasted five seconds.
Next there came, prefaced by low roar
and accompanied by a stiff breeze, violent
oscillation of the earth from east to west
which woke nearly every one, lasting, as it
did, for several seconds. Houses swayed
as if they were ships at sea. and
persons arising from their beds were
in many cases thrown with force to
the floor. Bells were rung in the hotels
and everywhere doors were forced open.
Then came still another oscillation of much
violence, proceeding from north to south.
During this shock crockery was thrown
down and pictures demolished in several
houses. Thousands of persons dressed
themselves and did not 60 to bed again.
FISHERMEN DROWNED.
MONTREAL, May 3O-Celestine Veseau
and his son Charles, Joseph Sobindoux
Wilfred Herriux, Philes Vaneier and Mel
son Montruit went out in row boat Satur
day night on fishing trip. When they at
tempted to come to this city yesterday
morning they were unable to manage the
boat, which capsized and all of them except
Montruit were drowned. The only body
recovered was that Of the elder who
managed to get into the boat again, but.
being unable to sit erect from sheer cx-
haustion, fell back and was drowned in the
water in the boat.
BURNED TO DEATH.
MERRITT's CORNERS, N. v, May 30-At
one o'clock yesterday morning one Of
Brown, Howard Il Co.. shantes at shaft 2
new Croton aQueduct, caught fire. About
seventy-ive men were sleeping in it at the
time, but all escaped except two, James
Connolly and an unknown man, who were
burned beyond recognition. Michael Baker
escaped safely but returned for his pocket
book, containing $50, and was burned SO badly
that he will probably die. James McGee
was also badly burned.
THE SCOTCH NINE EXPLOSION.
GLASGOW, May D-Forty bodies have
been recovered from the Udston coal pit
at Blantyre. Many of the corpses are I'M
recognizable, limbs having been blown of
and the bodies being horribly charred.
Queen Victoria has sent dispatch ex.
pressing sympathy with the families of the
dead miners. Distressing scenes were wit
messed at the pit as the bodies were brought
up. There is no hope that the others in the
mine can be saved.
TWO DROWNED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 0-Charles 81.
Move and Joseph Beichber were boating
on the canal just north of the city yester-
day afternoon, and in passing under q
bridge their boat was capsized and both
were drowned. They were aged respec-
lively sixteen and twenty-five and lived in
the city.
THREE DROWNED.
UTICA, n. Y, May 3O-Clarence House,
Herbert Jones and Estelle Cool were
in the Mohawk near here yester.
day by the capsizlng Of their pleasure boat.
ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE.
ROME, May 30.-Four shocks of earth.
quake were felt yesterday at TEST, one
being Of great violence. Shocks were also
experienced at Ancona